Disclaimer: J.K. Rowling owns everything. I have some claim to the plot.

To RaeOfSunshine9- Yes their birthdays should be switched, I just wanted James to be older than Lily. And no, it cannot be your boyfriend. Sorry!

To BookLover1182- I'm not quite sure when they will learn that James and Lily are bonded, but it will be sometime in the future. (Doubt that helps... Sorry). As I am writing this as I go, I'm not quite sure when I'll have them find out, but I would like them to find little things each year.

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Their first week at Hogwarts went by fast and before they knew it, a month had passed. They were quickly settled into daily routines of classes, homework, free time and of course, food. Sirius, Remus, James, and Peter had quickly become great friends as had Alice, Lily, Marlene and Cynthia. They were also proving themselves to be adapt at their classes. Lily was an ace in Charms as Potions and easily passed every other class, with the exception of Transfiguration which often made her struggle. Alice was able to easily pass her classes with some work required, though every now and again she would break down in tears because she couldn't do something. Marlene was more lax and had often forgotten to do homework, but still was somehow passing all of her classes. Remus was, like Lily, acing all of his classes with no problem. Sirius was, like Marlene, neglecting homework, but still somehow, even more miraculous than Marlene's case, was passing all of his classes. James was a little better than Sirius, not much though as he often did his homework the class before it was due, and was somehow acing his classes, though Charms gave him a hard time every now and again. Peter, well, he struggled more than the rest of them and was barely making grades to pass his classes and nothing that any of them could do would help him to bring his grades up.

James and Sirius had made themselves known as pranksters within the first month, getting a whopping record of detentions for accidentally blowing up the Slytherin table one breakfast morning. Professor McGonagall was not pleased with the boys, Dumbledore, however, praised the boys for their adeptness at spells that were years above them. Remus was more studious and broody, often could be found in the common room studying or reading. Peter could be found following James and Sirius around relishing in their popularity, as they had somehow become popular among the first years' (most likely for their pranking skills and perhaps their good looks). Marlene could sometimes be found hanging around James and Sirius, but was often with Alice and Lily either attempting to study or trying, with no luck, to get Lily to stop studying and do something fun for once. Alice could always be found where Lily was and was either studying, reading or helping Marlene convince Lily to do something fun (they usually never succeeded). Lily could always be found in either the library or the common room, studying and doing homework. When she did have free time, it was spent reading or doing something educational. Very rarely was she found doing anything fun.

It wasn't that Lily didn't enjoy having fun, she was just very focused on her school work and was afraid to fail. What if they made her leave? What if they took away her wand? Her magic? She was deathly afraid of losing her magic and wand because it was the best thing that had happened to her and now that Tuny wasn't talking to her, it had given her real friends. So losing her wand and her magic would cause her to lose her home, her family, her life and she couldn't risk that. The only problem was that the others didn't quite understand that. James and Sirius, more James, would often end up distracting her while she was studying or doing homework by usually taking away from her. Lily would of course get extremely mad and begin to tell them off. James and Sirius would just stand there and laugh, James often noting how beautiful she was when she was mad. Alice and Marlene would also laugh at this because it was funny and then they would also try it, though they were never very successful as they weren't very good pranksters. Peter stood by often watching the boys while Remus would shake his head and go back to what he was doing.

It was one Saturday afternoon in October. Halloween was looming ever closer and the castle was slowly turning into a gorgeously decorated fall escape. The great hall had pumpkins now interspersed through the floating candles as well as bats (they were extremely friendly). Around the castle, there were giant Jack-o-lanterns, fake spiderwebs and spiders, and the ceilings in the hallway and the great hall were charmed so that fall leaves fell. The grounds were also looking more fall with the trees changing colors, a slight breeze dropping in now and again, and the occasional rainstorm which brought about beautiful displays of lightning. It was on days like today, where there was a soft breeze, that you could find many students outside strolling among the grounds. Lily, as usual, was inside studying and finishing up a Charms essay that wasn't due for another week. Alice and Marlene had tried desperately, and failed, to get Lily to got with them on a walk. She had politely refused them saying she was far too busy and needed to fix her essay. James and Sirius could be found on the other side of the room sitting at a table with their heads close together plotting something. Peter was sitting by them, listening and attempting to make conversation, but having no luck. Alice and Marlene had gone on their walk and had arrived back to the common room. After taking one look at Lily and seeing that she was still in the same spot where they had left her, they walked over to where the boys were sitting.

"Hey!" Sirius and James looked up from their conversation to see Marlene and Alice heading over. "Hey. You guys needing something?" Sirius scooted over to allow the girls to sit down. Alice and Marlene looked at each other before discussing a problem with them. "Lily is spending way too much time with her books. I know she doesn't want fail any of her classes because that would mean she would have to leave, but it's a little much to be spending all of your time with your books. Is there anything you guys could do to help her see that?" Alice looked desperate and Sirius and James just glanced at each other. "Well, I don't think there is anything we could do that would make Lily see that she doesn't have to spend every waking moment with her books, but maybe we could bargain something to make her spend time away from her books." Alice and Marlene glanced at each other and then back to the boys, perplexed. "What do you mean bargain?"

"We mean make a bet. Bet her that she couldn't go a day without doing any of her school work. It wouldn't harm her seeing as she is several weeks ahead, so it would be perfectly fine." Alice and Marlene looked at each other, contemplating the idea. "I think it would work, but quick question. It's Lily. How are you going to get her to agree and bet it?" Sirius and James turned to each other and grinned. "Oh believe me. She's Lily and she is in Gryffindor. She is going to want to beat us and prove us wrong." Alice and Marlene looked at each other worriedly. James and Sirius just rolled their eyes. "Trust us. She will want to beat us." Alice and Marlene looked back at each other and shrugged. "I guess that will work, but before you go through with it, can you tell us what you have in mind?" Sirius and James just laughed and shook their heads. "We can't tell you what we have in mind because it'll come to us as we are doing it. Only amateurs plan it out before. We are pros. Just watch and learn." With that Sirius and James stood up and walked over to where Lily was sitting.

"Hey Lils, whatcha doing?" Sirius leaned over the back of the couch to see what Lily was doing. "I'm working on my Charms essay Sirius, like you should be and don't call me Lils." Alice and Marlene giggled as Sirius made a pained expression. He then shook himself out and leaned back over the couch again. "Doesn't look very interesting." Sirius reached over and took the essay from her lap and ran away looking at it. "So that's what the Aguamenti Charm does? I thought it was just used for water. Eh, it's still boring." Sirius was standing on a chair holding the essay up above his head as Lily stormed over, fuming. "Oh hello, Lils. Did you want something?" Lily marched up to Sirius and held out her hand. "Give me my essay back now, Sirius." Sirius laughed and held it up higher. "Oh, Lils. That's not how we ask for things back is it. You should say 'please may I have my essay back'. Who knows maybe you'll get it back." Lily huffed and put her hand on her hip. "Fine. Please may I have my essay back?" Sirius grinned and laughed. "Nope! Catch James!" He then rolled up her essay and threw over to where James was standing. Lily turned on her heel and stormed over to him where he was holding her essay. As she neared closer, he began taunting her, holding over his head. "Why do you want this Lily? It's not due for weeks." Lily marched over and looked at him. "I want to get a good grade on it." She then reached up and took it out of his hands. "Oh, and it might help to be taller than the person you're taking things from." Then she turned around and stormed over to her couch to work on her essay some more.

Sirius, Alice, and Marlene were all leaning on each other laughing as Lily stormed away from James. "Man, did you forget that Lily is a good three to five inches taller than you?" Sirius clapped his hand on James' shoulder who brushed him off. "It's not that funny." Sirius just howled louder. "It is that funny James. You looked so confident and smug holding her paper above your head and she just reached up easily and took it from you. It was hilarious!" James just shoved Sirius off of him and walked off. Alice and Marlene stopped laughing to watch as James stormed off to the boys dormitory. "He's not very happy is he." Sirius looked after him. "Not really. If Remus were here he would be able to talk to him, but he's off visiting his mother who's sick." Sirius just shrugged and walked over to the table where he and James had been sitting at earlier with Alice and Marlene following. "He has it bad for her doesn't he, Sirius." Sirius sighed and shook his head. "Yeah. It's weird though. I mean none of the rest of us," he motioned to Alice, Marlene and himself, "are into someone, but he has it really bad and she doesn't really care. It's awful. All we hear anymore is Lily this and Lily that and I'm so sick of it I want to throttle him." Sirius made a choking motion with his hands and then collapsed on the table with his head in his hands. Alice and Marlene just looked at each other worriedly. Marlene reached across the table to pat Sirius on the head reassuringly. "I'm sure it's just a childhood crush and he'll get over it soon. Don't worry."

James was sitting on his bed with the curtains drawn around, brooding. Stupid Lily showing off her height and how tall she is. Doesn't she see it's not fair to us short people.

Excuse me?! I am far from stupid and it's not my fault I'm tall.

James shot up from his bed, nearly falling out. Opening his curtains, he looked around and saw no one in the boys' dormitory, but him. He slowly closed his curtains and sat back on his bed. That was weird. There's no one in the boys' dormitory. And I doubt I would answer myself like that.

Who are you and what are you doing in my head? James could sense panic coming from the person on the other end, which he thought was Lily, but couldn't be too sure. Why would I tell you who I am and what if I'm not in your head, you're in mine? It was quiet for a moment and James suspicioned that he had stumped the other person. Ha! I win! I wonder who they are though. Sounds like a girl. I am a girl stupid. Yep, definitely a girl. The person on the other line huffed in disgust at James conclusion. Could you please leave me alone, I am trying to finish my essay and it is extremely hard when you are floating around my head and annoying me. Lily? James jumped up from his bed, hitting his head on the top of his bed. "Ow!" James rubbed his head as he opened his curtains and then made his way down to the common room.

As he reached the bottom of the stairs, Alice, Sirius and Marlene looked up from where they were sitting. "Look who it is! He's finally come out of his hobbit hole!" Sirius threw his arm around James and pulled him over to the table. "Haha. Very funny, Sirius. Listen, I was up in the dorm sitting on my bed thinking to myself and then I heard a voice in my head!" Sirius, Alice, and Marlene stared dumbly at him before bursting into laughter. "I'm serious! It was there in my head talking to me. It sounded like a girl. It sounded like Lily." Sirius, Alice, and Marlene immediately stopped laughing at the mention of Lily's name. "Boy, he does have it bad. Now he's imagining that she is talking to him in his thoughts." Marlene looked over at Sirius who groaned and put his head into his hands. Alice reached up and pulled James down into a seat at the table. "I think that you need to sleep, James. There is no possible way that you could have heard Lily's voice in your mind. It's just not possible." Alice looked at Marlene who nodded and then hit Sirius who sat up and nodded. James sighed. "I'm telling the truth. I heard her voice in my head. It was loud and clear and sassy, just like her." Sirius groaned again while Alice and Marlene just rolled their eyes. "Look! I'll prove it to you. See! Lily is sitting right over there so when I talk to her through my mind she'll jump or look around. When she finds no one talking to her, you'll know that it's me talking to her through the mind thing." Alice, Marlene, and Sirius just rolled their eyes and shook their heads.

Hi Lily. This is James Potter. I am doing this to prove to Marlene, Alice and Sirius that you were in my mind talking to me. James looked over at Lily and watched her. "I don't see her jumping with fright or looking around for someone who's talking to her." Alice was leaning over the table to get a better look at Lily. "You guys have to believe me! I'll do it again." How's the essay Lily? Nothing. No jumping, no looking around, nothing. Lily Evans sat there on the couch diligently working on her essay. "But..." James was so confused. Sirius, Alice, and Marlene looked at each other worriedly and then at James who looked heartbroken. "James, maybe you should take a nap. You didn't sleep very well last night so maybe the lack of sleep is causing you to hear things." James sighed in defeat. "Yeah. I suppose you're right, but it felt so real and clear." Sirius shook his head and walked James up to the boys' dormitory.

"Wow. Sirius wasn't kidding when he said he had it bad." Alice nodded and then looked over to Lily. "Wonder if she realizes that."

Dumbledore's Office- Later that day

Dumbledore was in his office rummaging through his library pulling books out, dusting off their covers, reading their titles and then putting them back. "May we ask what are you looking for?" The paintings of the other headmasters were watching him curiously as he continued through the vast library. The one of Professor Dippet, had brought up the question the other paintings were dying to ask. "If I knew what I was looking for, I would have found it, but alas, I have not stopped searching so I cannot tell you what I am looking for." Dumbledore resumed his searching of his library as there was a knock on his door. "Enter." Professor McGonagall walked in followed by Madam Pomfrey. Dumbledore turned around and for a second was confused at to why they were in his office. "Ah, yes. How goes it with Lily and James?" Professor McGonagall turned to Madam Pomfrey who pulled out a small book. "Seeing as I rarely see these two, I'm going to need to bring them into my office to do some diagnostic testing. I won't bring them in at the same time, but in order for me to get a good idea of what is happening I'm going to need to look at their vitals and see how they're maturing." Professor Dumbledore nodded. "That can be arranged. How about tomorrow? That sounds good." Madam Pomfrey nodded. Dumbledore then turned to Professor McGonagall. "I've watching their behavior in class and haven't noticed anything out of the ordinary other than James is constantly stealing looks at Lily which annoys Sirius, Remus and Peter. I have noticed also that every once in awhile James gets this frightened or shocked expression on his face and immediately looks at Lily who also will have a shocked look on her face, but it is more of anger. I'm not sure what this means or signifies, but I found it rather odd." Dumbledore nodded. "Excellent. Thank you Minerva. Poppy, I hope you will notify our two students of their check-ups tomorrow and I hope to hear more about their condition tomorrow. Depending on how matured they are, we will discuss whether or not to tell their parents so they can be on the lookout for peculiar things over the break." The two women nodded and then left Dumbledore's office.

"May we ask what that was all about?" Dumbledore turned around to face the painting of Professor Dippet and smiled at him over his half-moon spectacles. "That my friend was a discussion pertaining two of our students who are magically involved in a way that has not been seen for centuries." There was a gasp heard from Rowena Ravenclaws portrait. "You don't mean that they are..." She trailed off in utter disbelief while Dumbledore just smiled, his eyes twinkling. "Yes, Rowena. They are indeed. And I will need you and Godric's help in the upcoming years as I sense it will be difficult and hard." Rowena nodded, eyes brimming with tears of joy.

Sunday was fairly uneventful. Lily, as usual, was doing homework that wasn't due for several weeks. Alice and Marlene had begun to work on their homework, but eventually gave up and went to play a round of exploding snap with James and Sirius. Peter sat by and watched, like normal, and Remus worked on his homework before settling in front of the fire with a book. Lilly attempted to concentrate, but her mind kept flitting back to the confusing happenings between her and James. At least, she thought it was James. It sounded like James and annoyed her like James did so she assumed that it was James. A few times she had considered approaching Professor Mcgonagall or even the headmaster himself, but the idea scared her, and she decided that maybe if she ignored the issue it would eventually disappear.

"What's the matter Lily?" Marlene had returned to a colossal armchair next to Lilly and was studying her friend anxiously. Lily glanced up at Marlene nervously before looking back at her DADA essay. "Nothing." Her answer was short and clipped and Marlene knew she was hiding something. "C'mon Lily. I know something is wrong. You can tell Auntie Marlene anything." Marlene leaned forward in the armchair, trying to coax Lily into telling her, but Lily just shook her head. "Marlene, I'm fine. Nothing's wrong." Marlene just sighed and shook her head with a "tut tut." She was unconvinced but knew for now Lily's lips were sealed. "I'll be back" she warned before wandering back to the lively round of exploding snap. James had been completely enthralled with the game, his brow furrowed in concentration. Sirius leaned in his chair with ease, laughing obnoxiously with every explosion and directing several annoyances across the common room towards him. The game continued on until there was an explosion that resounded across the common room. When the smoke cleared, everyone looked up to see James and Sirius sporting some very singed faces. Once the shock had worn off, the common room burst into laughter at the sight before them. Both James and Sirius' eyebrows had been singed off and the front of their hair was quite black, blacker than normal. Their faces were also covered in soot from the explosion and they looked quite surprised at what had happened. After the moment of shock, James glances quickly towards Lily and was surprised to see her smiling and laughing, both which ended when she froze after meeting his eyes. A brilliant blush crept up over her face when she saw James looking at her and she quickly turned back to her essay. James gave a little smile as he watched her, thinking that she could never be more beautiful.

His attention was quickly averted from Lily when Sirius gave out a loud cry. "My gorgeous locks! My eyebrows! Gone, ruined! How can I show my face again?" He lept out of his chair and ran up the stairs to the first year boys dormitory. This reaction brought about another round of laughter from the common room and James just shook his head before following Sirius up the stairs, failing to notice the emerald green eyes that silently followed him.

By the next morning, nobody remembered the past days occurrence and James and Sirius were back to their normal selves, though Sirius would always beg to differ. The boys were sitting down eating breakfast and listening to Sirius drone on and on about how his glorious locks would never be the same. Remus was tempted to throw his textbooks at Sirius to get him to shut up and James was considering burning all of his hair off. "My wonderfully soft locks will never be as soft, ever. It's a tragedy!" "The only thing that would count as a tragedy would be the fact that the explosion didn't burn off the rest of your hair." James and Remus looked up to see Alice, Marlene and Lily join them at the table. Marlene gave Sirius a consoling pat while turning her head to the girls and rolling her eyes. "So, excited for the first quidditch match?" James asked quickly, eager to change the conversation. Sirius immediately perked up. "Yeah! Slytherin versus Gryffindor! It's going to be great! Too bad we have to wait till Friday though. I wish it were Friday today." Sirius' face had dropped when he realized it wasn't Friday. There was a silence among them as they ate and soon, there was the unmistakeable flurry of owls coming in with the daily mail. Lily looked up in shock as one of the school owls landed in front of her. She quickly removed the letter and thanked it.

Ms. Lily Evans. Madam Pomfrey would like to inform you that you are requested to come in for a quick check-up today before first class. Alice looked over her shoulder at the note. "Didn't you get checked-up beginning of this year?" Lily nodded, slightly confused. "Yeah, but maybe there was something that she was worried about. I better go if I want to make it to class on time." Lily excused herself from the table and went to the hospital wing where she was greeted by Madam Pomfrey. "Hello, Lily. Come this way. I just need to check a few things and make sure everything is alright. I'll also need you to answer a few questions for me." Lily nodded and followed Madam Pomfrey over to a cubicle in the wing. "Now, could you sit on this stool for me? I'm going to do a few diagnostic spells to ensure everything is okay." Lily went over and sat on the stool Madam Pomfrey had pointed out. Looking around the small cubicle, she saw a desk with a folder. On the folder was her name, but it wasn't her name. "Um, excuse me Madam Pomfrey, but could you tell me why the folder says Mrs. Lily Potter nee. Evans?" Madam Pomfrey looked up from her tools to look at the folder on the desk. She silently kicked herself in the face before trying to figure out how to explain it without causing panic or confusion. "Well, Ms. Evans, you and Mr. Potter happen to be soulbonded, which is the reason why I called you here today. You weren't supposed to find out about the soulbond quite yet, but I suppose it may be better that you know. I will ask that you do not tell anyone and I mean anyone. This includes your friends, Alice and Marlene, and Mr. Potter himself. As I do the diagnostic tests, I'll explain the soulbond to you to the best of my ability." An hour later, Lily left the hospital wing and was slightly frightened. Madam Pomfrey had explained what the soulbond was and asked her a few questions about it. Her mind whirled with confusion, and upon entering class, immediately avoided James. She needed a moment of quietness to subdue her wild thoughts and emotions, and asked to leave class. Professor McGonagall excused her with a concerned and troubled expression. Lily raced up ancient staircases winding in spirals to the most secluded place she knew: the owlery. At once the earthy smells and soft hoots of the noble feathered creatures calmed her and she began to go over the past hour in her mind. "This can't be happening!" she thought, her first reaction denial. She barely knew James, so how could she have soulbonded with him? Madam Pomfrey had told her that she didn't need to know him to have soulbonded with him. Soulbonds happened because two souls were so similar or identical in her and James' case. When Madam Pomfrey had done the diagnostic spells on her, she had a seen a very deep rich purple aura hinted with bits and swirls of gold. Madam Pomfrey had explained that she and James' souls were identical and that they would eventually have one of the strongest forms of a soul bond. Part of Lily found the idea of having a soul bond comforting because she already knew who her soulmate was and didn't need to worry about finding the right person. But another part of her was scared, scared that it would go wrong. What if James didn't want to be soulbonded to her? What if he got married to someone else? Madam Pomfrey had said that the soulbond would make sure that neither would marry another person. She had explained the various stages of a soulbond and assured her that she was always there to help her as well as Professor McGonagall. At the end of her check-up, Madam Pomfrey had given her a book on soulbonds and told her to read through it and come see her if she had any questions. Lily rummaged through her bag and pulled out the book Madam Pomfrey had given her.

A Story of a Soulbond: Rowena Ravenclaw and Godric Gryffindor. Madam Pomfrey had told her that the book would help her understand it better as it was written by a soulbonded couple. Madam Pomfrey was shocked to see that the book opened when Lily touched. When she had questioned why she was so shocked, she replied that the book had never opened for her. Lily opened the book to the first page, where she watched as writing and words formed.

Welcome, Lily Potter nee Evans. We have been waiting for you. Do not be afraid by the greeting, this book is charmed to only open to a soulbonded person and when touched by one who is soulbonded, will collect information of the person to better aide them. I am Rowena Ravenclaw, mastermind behind this book and soulbonded to Godric Gryffindor. This book will help you and your soulbonded through your journey and will only respond to you or your soulbonded touch. If you have questions, ask and the book will provide an answer. You will also be shown to the special quarters for the soulbonded and only you and your soulbonded may enter. The book stopped there and showed a map of Hogwarts with directions on how to get there from the Owlery. Lily looked at the map and noticed that the room was near the Gryffindor common rooms. She voiced her confusion to the book and it began to flip through its pages till it rested on a page titled, Secrets and Wonders of the Soulbonded Room. Lily began to read with wonder, interest and amazement. She noted that the room moved to the easiest place for the soulbonded to reach. Because she and James were in Gryffindor, it moved itself to be by the Gryffindor common room. Lily looked up from the book to see the castle and made up her mind to find the room. She quickly shut the book and set it back in her bag before heading up to the castle. Most of the students were still in class, save a few older students who didn't have a class, so it was easy to walk through the castle. She didn't have to worry about running into any of her friends or James.

It didn't take Lily long to reach the room as it was right by the Gryffindor common room, but it took her a while to pinpoint its location. The Fat Lady watched her with amusement as she turned to one wall and then the other. The book had said that it was located by the Gryffindor common room, but not where to enter it. Lily reached back into her bag and pulled out the book. She opened it and asked it how to get into the room. It began to flip through its pages till it landed again at the Secrets and Wonders of the Soulbonded Room. Once there, she skimmed the page till she reached a passage that looked like it would describe how to enter the room. The room is only accessible to those who are soulbonded. They need to only meet at the place where it is located to have it open. It is important to note that both of the soulbonded must be present to open the room. Lily muttered angrily under her breath as she read the last part, slamming the book shut and shoving it into her bag. She wouldn't be able to see the room till she and James absolutely needed it and, for all she knew, that could be years from now. Turning to the Fat Lady she mumbled the password, Hobbledehoy, and stormed into the common room, heading up to her dorm.

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